Hi ORAC,
Haven't we been here before regarding this 'star wars' issue in the Reagan era?
No, these are
just about ready to go.
Assuming the MIRV warheads are active guidance for the final phase (and I can't see how they'd otherwise hit a manoeuvring target), they just have to be blinded, so the lower power lasers should work OK. Main problem will be keeping them locked on target. And the
FEL isn't far behind.